Book Trailer: STOP WAITING FOR PERMISSION by Stephen Chandler

From the pastor of one of America’s fastest-growing churches, this bold, inspiring manifesto will show you how to dream, plan, and ultimately achieve your great calling in life.

“If you’re tired of hitting roadblocks and want to dig deep to achieve your God-given potential, today is the day.”—New York Timesbestselling author Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church

We each have a unique purpose in this life, one embedded within us by the Creator of the universe before time began.

Yet we rarely experience this greatness because the glory of God within us is still waiting to be uncovered. So we spend our lives running after the wrong goals. Eventually we burn out and stop believing that God has any bigger [ … ]

Book Trailer: WHO GOD WANTS ME TO BE by Crystal Bowman & Michelle S. Lazurek

The world is full of fascinating, exciting things that can capture a girl’s imagination and spark ideas about the work she might do when she grows up. Who God Wants Me to Be will fill girls with confidence and encourage them to trust who God wants them to be!

A Chance to Shine: Downloadable Kids Activity Kit

Whether you are a parent, educator, Sunday school teacher, therapist, or just looking to make the world a more inclusive place, we are thankful you have found this resource. This downloadable activity kit for kids is inspired by Everyone Belongs, a picture book by Heather Avis, the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be!

Included in this guide, you’ll find:

• Everyone Belongs – Practical Everyday Tips
• My Friendship Journal – Writing Activity
• Everyone Belongs – Conversation Starter Cards
• Put on Your Own Show – Everyone Belongs Paper Dolls
• A Different Kind of Dice
• “This OR That” Activity Sheet
• Belonging Bookmarks
• Same, Same, but Different [ … ]

Book Trailer: YOU’RE GONNA MAKE IT by Daniel Fusco

Discover the grit you need to persevere through life’s hard times—with the resilience, honesty, and unshakeable joy of Jesus—with the popular pastor and host of Hillsong Channel’s Real with Daniel Fusco and Jesus Is Real Radio

Most of us are just trying to get through the next twenty-four hours . . . let alone being ready to deal with the stress, anxiety, and suffering that arise when least expected.

But it’s possible to move from fear and worry to the positive anticipation life should hold. See, there’s a way to survive the maddening chaos of this world, but it is only found in Jesus.

Pastor and author Daniel Fusco discovered this the hard way. He’s experienced his [ … ]

STUDY GUIDE: RACE-WISE FAMILY

Download a Study Guide to the book The Race-Wise Family: 10 Postures to Becoming Households of Healing & Hope. It is intended for adult small-group discussion and parents looking to lead their families to become race-wise.

Sneak Peek: STOP WAITING FOR PERMISSION STUDY GUIDE by Stephen Chandler

Start reading the first chapter! 

Make the breakthroughs you need to sustain your God-given greatness with the perfect companion to Stephen Chandler’s guide to unlocking your unique genius, Stop Waiting for Permission.

Pastor Stephen Chandler believes with all his heart that God designed you for a purpose and filled you with potential. The Stop Waiting for Permission Study Guide is your road map to the journey of a lifetime, one that requires your active participation.

Each of the ten sessions aligns with chapters from his book, Stop Waiting for Permission. Ideal for group or individual settings, this guide offers ample space to reflect on key questions and insights through four key sections:
• Soak It In with a key biblical passage
• Reflect on It through thought-provoking questions
• Live into It with activities and prompts that make it real
• Pray It Out by wrapping it up with [ … ]

Sneak Peek: YOU’RE GONNA MAKE IT by Daniel Fusco

Start reading the first chapter

Discover the grit you need to persevere through life’s hard times—with the resilience, honesty, and unshakeable joy of Jesus—with the popular pastor and host of Hillsong Channel’s Real with Daniel Fusco and Jesus Is Real Radio

Most of us are just trying to get through the next twenty-four hours . . . let alone being ready to deal with the stress, anxiety, and suffering that arise when least expected.

But it’s possible to move from fear and worry to the positive anticipation life should hold. See, there’s a way to survive the maddening chaos of this world, but it is only found in Jesus.

Pastor and author Daniel Fusco discovered this the hard way. He’s experienced his share of loss, including the death of loved ones. Through diving into the Bible and deep times of [ … ]

Join the Launch Team for Rich Villodas’ Book, GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL AND KIND

Join the launch team for Rich Villodas’ new book, Good and Beautiful and Kind.

This book was written with a deep passion to see our personal lives and relationships marked by greater wholeness amidst the fractures of our society. In this book Rich covers some pretty heavy themes—themes we all must wrestle with if we are going to be mature and loving followers of Jesus. He touches on:

• A fresh angle to understand Sin
• The importance of confronting Powers and Principalities
• The pervasive nature of Trauma
• The surprising way Contemplative Prayer moves us towards wholeness
• How Humility is the greatest virtue we must cultivate
• What it means to be a Calm and Curious Presence
• A reappraisal of Forgiveness
• How to work through our Conflicts
• What it means to be people of Justice

If you [ … ]

Book Trailer: CREATOR IN YOU by Jordan Raynor

With engaging rhyme and stunning illustrations, this picture book sparks readers’ imaginations with the big idea that God created human beings to make, model, and work like Him.

The Creator in You is a book that children, graduates, and even many adults will treasure for a lifetime. This fresh perspective on the creation account from the Bible’s first book, Genesis, helps readers see that “the sixth day” wasn’t the end of creation—it was “just the beginning.”

“Before His day off, God had one more to-do. On His sixth day creating, God chose to make you.” God made kids to create like he does—by filling the world with sand castles and s’mores today, and businesses and books tomorrow. Through [ … ]

Book Trailer: BARE TREE AND LITTLE WIND by Mitali Perkins

A lyrical, captivating retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story from National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl, that is sure to become a beloved tradition for families of faith.

Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can’t wait for Real King to visit. But Little Wind is puzzled when the king doesn’t look how he expected. His wise friend Bare Tree helps him learn that sometimes strength is found in sacrifice, and new life can spring up even when all hope seems lost.

This story stands apart for its imagination, endearing characters, and how it weaves Old Testament imagery into Holy Week and the promise of Jesus’s triumphant return. While the youngest readers [ … ]